Worry

Word WORRY
Character 5
Hyphenation wor ry
Pronunciations /ˈwɒɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Worry"

What do we mean by worry?

To feel uneasy or concerned about something; be troubled. synonym: brood. intransitive verb

To seize something with the teeth and bite or tear repeatedly. intransitive verb

To touch or handle something nervously or persistently. intransitive verb

To attempt to deal with something in a persistent or dogged manner. intransitive verb

To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled. synonym: trouble. intransitive verb

To seize with the teeth and bite or tug at repeatedly. intransitive verb

To touch or handle nervously or persistently. intransitive verb

To attack roughly and repeatedly; harass. intransitive verb

To bother or annoy, as with petty complaints. intransitive verb

To attempt to deal with in a persistent or repeated manner. intransitive verb

To chase and nip at or attack. intransitive verb

The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness. noun

A source of nagging concern or uneasiness. noun

(not to worry) There is nothing to worry about; there is no need to be concerned. idiom

To choke; suffocate.

To seize by the throat with the teeth; bite at or tear with the teeth, as dogs when fighting; kill or injure badly by repeated biting, tearing, shaking, etc.: as, a dog that worries sheep; a terrier worries rats.

To tease; trouble; harass with importunity or with care and anxiety; plague; bother; vex; persecute.

Synonyms Pester, Plague, etc. (see tease), disturb, disquiet.

A strong feeling of anxiety.

An instance or cause of such a feeling.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Worry

The word "worry" in example sentences

;; And a black and white sweetheart of a kitten followed us halfway home .. * worry worry* ❋ Thewhat (2004)

The word "worry" comes from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "to strangle or choke."

They're all new and getting used to the responsibility – my main worry is that school food and the profound importance of education remain at a flashing Belisha beacon critical for the next 10 years. ❋ Alice Fisher (2010)

In fact, my main worry is that I might not know enough about finance and economics to make the company lose money fast enough. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My main worry is that since Oct. 2003, the government has been listening to all my conversations. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Your main worry is that the seller is overstating income. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Underline every instance of the word worry in this passage. ❋ Karol Ladd (2001)

Really just not letting myself indulge in the worry is the best thing for me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Your worry is the same as the rabbid antigunners: you are afraid that YOU won't be able to control other people. ❋ Unknown (2008)

However the long term worry is that society will loose faith in its Justice system and people will end up voting for the first lunatic far right or left fringe party to come along that is promising and end to the tyranny of crime regardless of the fact they cant actually deliver it! ❋ Inspector Gadget (2007)

I feel her pain and her worry is as if it was all happening to me. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But my worry is my worry, and is part of my story – this story that I keep harping on about – and is part of my coming-to-terms with being a parent myself. ❋ Unknown (2006)

PRICE: One thing that†™ s helped heighten their worry is the decline of President Bush†™ s popularity and the pushing by the Republican leadership of some very unpalatable things. ❋ Unknown (2005)

San Diego GM Kevin Towers, co-chairman for last week's meetings, says the worry is the season is already long and when you start adding games it makes it even longer. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Another worry is the perceived power of multi-nationals, which are seen as remote and unaccountable, and the role of institutions such as the World Trade Organization. ❋ Unknown (2002)

But we do not always see that we may equally include deliverance from that undue anxiety which we call worry; and yet these verses certainly prescribe a cure for worry as well as other evils, and it may be helpful for us to look at that aspect of truth. ❋ Thomas Henry Howard (1886)

His response in English was a bit more careful in that he did not use the word "worry." ❋ STEVEN CHASE (2011)

"That worries me," says the man, emphasizing the word worry. ❋ Sam Stein (2012)

What kind of worry is signaled by this race consciousness? ❋ Unknown (1999)

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